Rajessh M Iyer

The Subtlety of Dharma

March 19, 2024

‘The hunter was having a particularly tough time finding an animal to hunt, and it was getting exasperating. That’s when he spotted a deer. He aimed an arrow, but the sprightlydeer dodged him. The deer ran and reached an opening in the forest with two roads, one leading to the...

A Housefly or a Honeybee?

March 12, 2024

The seemingly meaningless task that their guru had entrusted them with annoyed the disciples. Only the previous week were they enlisted in the new gurukul, and instead of teaching them traditional scriptures, the guru seemed bent on giving them these inane activities that left them baffled. Yesterday, he had asked...

Honesty pays… even in business

March 5, 2024

Honest acknowledgment is hardly an option in the field of business, where gloating over unreasonable claims is the order of the day. Back in the early 1960s, it was akin to a hara-kiri. But Robert Townsend, the new chief executive at Avis, the rent-a-car company, believed in using what is...

Mere custodian

February 27, 2024

The event unfolded as Ashtavakra entered the court of King Janak. Everyone present laughed at the way he walked due to his deformity. Seeing them laugh, Ashtavakra laughed back, wondering how they could discuss matters pertaining to the soul when they were still stuck at the level of physical appearance....

It goes back to where it came from

February 20, 2024

His disciples were perturbed. So were the hosts who had invited him. However, Buddha seemed unmoved by the insults the stranger heaped upon him. He requested them to let the man vent his feelings. He kept looking at him calmly, almost as if scanning him to understand his psyche. When...

Doorstep is where it belongs

February 13, 2024

The project had all the ingredients to be doomed. After all, getting togethera few artists for a project itself is a daunting task. Here, the plan was to get 46 of the top singers in the world for one song. Bob Geldof had only recently recorded a charity song, ‘Do...

‘Ask the Horse’

February 6, 2024

The maddening pace of the horse jolted people on the streets. After all, it bolted through the crowded streets like an animal possessed. Atop the horse was the town bumpkin, who was always the object of derision. Passersby were either petrified at the breakneck speed, both for their safety and...

The one in the mirror

January 30, 2024

The town was abuzz with strange news. A new store had opened with a peculiar name: ‘The Perfect Bride Store’. It claimed to provide perfect brides to young men of marriageable age. The queue before the shop on the inauguration date spoke volumes about the curiosity it had whipped up....

Mystic Musing

January 24, 2024

The boatman winced the moment he spotted the haughty priest approach the riverfront. Like him, the passengers on the boat hoped they won’t have to ride with the priest. Alas! It wasn’t to be as the priest stepped on the boat. As the boat left the riverbank, the priest asked...

Napoleon and the luck factor

January 16, 2024

The words took everyone by surprise. Here was the emperor, who as a commander had bestowed upon France its biggest victories and known for using his might and mind power to win wars rather than relying on divine interventions. Yet he had just uttered some obnoxious-sounding words. Army chief commanders,...

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